My New Black shark rig

[JG27_Arklight]

Thanks for the response! In that case, you may want to take a look at this article if you are in the market for a decent mid-level card:

 

http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3479&p=4

 

Take a look at what the suggest for a good mid-range card if you are a corei7 owner. :)

 

 

By the way, sharkeyextreme has a review on the NZXT Temptest case that I ordered. It is a pretty interesting read:

 

http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/article.php/3790956

 

 

Thanks for the link!

 

I just bought a Evga GTX 280 SSC, so I will see how that goes. Depending on reviews for the GTX 295, I might use the step-up program and order a few of those for SLI. I will see what the new year brings and go from there. The GTX 280 should be fine now for my purposes. :)

 

The NZXT is a good case. The styling is nice too. I went with the Antec 1200 because of the airflow (it's like a freakin' wind tunnel! lol).

Edited December 22, 2008 by JG27_Arklight

[AlphaInfinity]

Let me know how SLI works out. From what I understand, this game is pretty CPU dependent if your video card is pretty new.

 

And update: All my stuff is sitting in Salt Lake City now. Half is suppose to arrive on the 23rd, the rest next monday.

[JG27_Arklight]

A correction to my post above, I am running at 16xFSAA and 16xAF. I said 4xFSAA, sorry about that.

[AlphaInfinity]

Are you setting that in-game or in the video card control panel?

[JG27_Arklight]

Are you setting that in-game or in the video card control panel?

 

Control panel.

 

I got my 30 inch Dell panel today and I set it at it's native resolution of 2560x1600 with 16xFSAA and 16xAF. So far it appears I do not lose any fps by running at this resolution. lol

[AlphaInfinity]

Ark,

 

I will be building my new machine this weekend. What types of temperatures were you seeing on the Corei7 with the stock CPU fan...non overclocked?

[JG27_Arklight]

Ark,

 

I will be building my new machine this weekend. What types of temperatures were you seeing on the Corei7 with the stock CPU fan...non overclocked?

 

That's a good question. I never much paid attention to the stock temps. IIRC, it idled somewhere in the 20's. Now, I believe 2 cores idle in the low 30's and 2 in the high 20's. Not bad for a 1+ ghz overclock. lol

 

During load I beleive my machine currently runs at at low-mid 60's. Core i7s run quite hot, but heat has never been a issue.

Edited December 26, 2008 by JG27_Arklight

[AlphaInfinity]

Hi All,

 

My new corei7 box is built and I am very impressed with this processor! I can run the game at 1680X1050 with everything on high except water(normal) with 8x AA and 8x AF and the game has been smooth as butter in multiplayer. I am waiting on the 159nth to run the weapons range map. That map with a lot of players would kill my laptop.

 

Anyways, I do have some pictures and I will post them later this evening when I get a moment.

[Flyby]

man! you guys a re zoomin way out in front of mere mortals. I see running water on high is still a killer though. I hope that will be addressed in the new DCS engine of the future. Don't forget to post some benchmarks for Black Shark!

Flyby out

[AlphaInfinity]

Hi All,

 

I purchased a 26 inch viewsonic display(25.5 viewable) and the game plays very nicely at 1920X1080 with no drops in framerate! :)

[hitman]

Im still waiting on my psu to be RMA'd. 45 days since I bought all the parts and still counting...

[FuldaGap]

Hey, Alphainfinity, it's interesting to read your post because I just ordered a very similar rig:

 

Motherboard: Asus P6T Deluxe

CPU: Core I7-920

RAM: 6gb DDR3 XMS3 1333Mhz

Graphics card: XFX Geforce 9800GTX+ "XXX"

HDD: 1TB

PSU: Corsair 850W

Cabinet: Antec 1200

Monitor: BenQ 24inch 1920x1080 HD, 2ms

 

In other words, small differences.

 

I think it's going to be great :) And reading your reports on the performance in 1920x1080, I'm really looking forward to it.

 

I figured it was time to say goodbye to my five year old rig (P4 3Ghz, 22inch CRT, Geforce 7800GS (AGP!!), 2GB DDR). I'm thinking about a burial at sea ;)